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Original Research
‘Euthyroidal’ goiter and menstrual disorders
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Padua (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1981, 8(4), 167–172;
Published: 10 December 1981
Abstract
We selected 5 patients, between 18 and 31 years of age, presenting menstrual irregularities and thyroidal goiter with no apparent functional change (normal T, and T, tests). These patients underwent further examinations: TSH (basal and after TRH stimulation), HPRL (basal-circadian rhythm and after TRH stimulation), FSH and LH (basal and after Gn-RH stimulation), thyroidal scintiscan, search for antithyroidal antibodies. Basal and post-stimulation TSH was fundamental in 2 cases of subclinic hypothyroidism. The positive antibody search confirmed the autoimmun1tary ongm. In the same patients, the HPRL circadian rhythm and TRH test highlighted a secondary hyperprolactinemia which would not have been revealed by a single basal sample.